Pugwash the smuggler Quotes

“Best French brandy, eh?′ said Captain Pugwash. ‘Those four barrels are full of the stuff and you want me to load ‘em aboard my ship in one hour’s time and sail ‘em to England?”

“Of course it wasn’t the planks that Tom was nailing down! It was the barrels! But the pirated inside each barrel though it was the planks...until it came to their turn to be trapped.. and then it was too late”

“Meanwhile, in the hold, things were far from ship-shape! ‘Open up, all of ‘ee,’ whispered Cut-throat Jake, and one by one the lid of each brandy barrel opened to reveal a member of Jake’s gang inside.”

“As usual, Cut-throat Jake is determined to give the Captain as much grief as possible, and he has a dastardly plot up his sleeve.”

“Non, non!′ answered the Frenchman, greedily catching the bag of gold which Jake tossed over to him. ‘You are too kind, Captain Cut-throat!’ ‘Ho-ho-ho-ho! Kindness is my second name.”

“Jolly Captain Pugwash is delighted at the prospect of earning 500 golden crowns for smuggling barrels of brandy across the English Channel. But little does he suspect what’s really inside the barrels!”

“Will Tom, the quick-witted cabin boy, uncover Jake’s scheme and save the day? Captain Pugwash hopes so, for the sake of his pocketbook!”

“Excellent!′ said the Captain. ‘I had no idea smuggling was so well paid. I’ll be off to fetch the rest of my crew and we″ll be home and dry by morning!’ And the two men shook hands.”

“An hour or so later, the Black Pig slipped out of the port and began the Channel crossing. The barrels were stowed safely in the hold...the mate was at the wheel... Willie and Barnabas snored in their hammocks below...”

“Tom had arrived in time to hear Jake outlining his plan to seize the ship...but he kept well out of sight so none of the ruffians realised that they had been overheard.”